ArcadeFishing

Dynamic interactive fishing minigame and comprehensive Angler's Logbook for Valheim.

🌟 Features

• Engaging Fishing Minigame: Say goodbye to boring right-click holding. When a fish bites, an intuitive Nordic tension gauge appears. Keep your catch bar aligned with the struggling fish to fill the reel meter and catch it!
• Angler's Logbook (Рибарски Дневник):
  • Interactive journal accessible via fish button or customizable hotkey (K).
  • Tracks all native Valheim fish species across all biomes.
  • Displays record weight, star quality, capture location, total count caught, and first catch day.
  • Undiscovered fish remain mysterious dark silhouettes with habitat clues.
• Skill-Driven Stamina: Success in the minigame preserves stamina, while mistakes cause line strain.
• Fully Configurable: Tweak difficulty, bar sensitivity, catch speed, and UI options via com.arcaderoom.arcadefishing.cfg.

🎮 How to Play

1. Cast your fishing rod as normal.
2. When a fish bites and hooks, the ArcadeFishing gauge activates.
3. Hold or release your reeling button (Mouse / Space) to keep your catch zone over the moving fish.
4. Fill the catch meter to 100% to reel in your prize!
5. Open your Fish Journal at any time to review your collection and records.

💬 Community & Support

Join our official Discord community: ArcadeRoom Discord

Changelog

1.0.1 - Dynamic Difficulty, Real Sprites & Menu Upgrades

• Species, Biome & Star-Rank Difficulty Scaling:
  • Fish struggle intensity, dart frequency, and speed dynamically scale according to the fish species, habitat biome depth, and quality (1 to 5 stars).
  • High-tier species and multi-star trophy catches provide intense, challenging battles, while starter Meadow fish remain calm and accessible.
  • Green catch zone dynamically contracts for higher-tier fish and expands with player Fishing skill.
• Authentic Valheim Fish Sprites in UI:
  • Integrated the official high-resolution Valheim fish icons directly from ObjectDB into the Angler's Logbook, Minigame gauge, and Victory celebration banner.
  • Undiscovered fish render as precise dark silhouette cutouts of the exact 3D fish shape.
• Automatic Line Retraction on Failed Catch:
  • If a fish escapes or the player fails the minigame, the float is cleanly destroyed and the fishing line instantly reels back to the rod in the player's hands. No more floating dead lines!
• Fixed Weapon Attack / Click Pass-through:
  • Interacting with cards and scrollbars in the journal now completely suppresses weapon swings and character attacks (Player.TakeInput and Humanoid.StartAttack).
• Enhanced Ingame Menu Integration & Dedicated Icon:
  • Replaced the cloned Raven icon and glowing circle with a clean, authentic Norse Fish Silhouette glyph matching the exact bronze/wood aesthetic of the top wooden menu bar.
  • Removed the default 'K' hotkey completely (now set to None), so opening the logbook is strictly through the Tab menu button.
  • Suppressed all selection overlays and circular frames on the menu button for a pixel-perfect native look.
• UI Font Polish:
  • Replaced unsupported unicode emojis with clean, crisp Nordic bullet indicators and level badges, eliminating missing font rectangle boxes (□).

1.0.0 - Initial Release (Angler's Journey)

• Interactive Fishing Minigame: Skill-based tension bar minigame when a fish hooks, replacing tedious stamina-draining reeling.
• Angler's Logbook & Compendium: Dedicated Norse collection window tracking:
  • All 12 Valheim fish species (Perch, Pike, Trollfish, Giant Herring, Tetra, Coral Cod, Anglerfish, Magmafish, Northern Salmon, Pufferfish, Grouper, etc.).
  • Silhouettes for undiscovered species with biome hints.
  • Personal records: Largest weight/size, stars/quality, biome where caught, total caught count, and in-game day record.
• Collection Progress Bar: Visual counter tracking total species discovered (0 / 12 to 12 / 12).
• Balanced Stamina & Reel Mechanics: Stamina penalty only upon sustained tension loss.